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U2’s third album, the post-punk influenced, "War," found the band laying the foundation for what would become its signature sound. One that would carry it to the top of the rock pantheon during the next decade. From the opening notes of the anthemic "Sunday Bloody Sunday," to the intense "New Years Day," to "Seconds" and "Two Hearts Beat As One," the anger and anguish of Ireland’s recent history is heard both lyrically and in the band’s incendiary arrangements. "War" is U2 at its most political and most powerful. Arguably their best album in a discography full of high points. Island.